Sr. Project Manager/Team Leader
Bentonville, ARFull-timePosted 1w agoStill listed today
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Volkert is seeking a Senior Project Manager/Team Leader to lead its Arkansas engineering operations and support growth across the Gulf Region. The role leads transportation project design and delivery, builds client relationships and regional services, and guides a team through complex projects. The position also serves as Principal in Charge for engineering design across Arkansas offices and contributes to marketing, operations, and business development.
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Are we the road to your future?
We're looking for a driven Sr. Project Manager/Team Leader to take the reins of our Arkansas engineering operations and help power the next chapter of growth across our Gulf Region. This is your chance to lead from the front by building client relationships, growing our footprint across the region, and steering a talented team through complex, high-impact transportation projects. You will be leading the design and delivery of projects profitably while being actively involved in design issues and troubleshooting.
What you’ll be doing:
- Principal in Serve as Principal in Charge for all engineering design across our Arkansas offices with marketing and operations
- Be a true practice builder by growing services, clients, and geography
- Lead key client relationships and contract management
- Recruit, develop, and retain top-tier staff
- Drive transportation projects to hit financial and technical targets
- Write winning proposals
- Participate in and lead interviews
- Negotiate contracts with confidence
- Own project work planning
- Supervise the execution of work
- Prepare and deliver standout technical presentations
- Fuel marketing and business development efforts
What you need to have:
- B.S. in Civil engineering from ABET accredited engineering program
- Licensed Arkansas P.E.
- 10+ years of progressive transportation/roadway, municipal, and/or water/wastewater experience
- 5+ years of experience in management of engineering and support staff
- Must be proficient with OpenRoads Designer
- The ability to manage AND assist in the production of design deliverables
- Experience working with ARDOT
- Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening to ensure a safe and productive work environment. Volkert adheres to federal guidelines, which may include testing for substances such as marijuana. Please note that federal regulations may differ from state-specific guidelines
- Valid driver’s license and a satisfactory motor vehicle report (MVR)
Bonus points if you have:
- M.S. in Civil engineering from ABET accredited engineering program
- Possess a strong understanding of project management
Why Volkert? Volkert is employee owned and a Top 100 design firm, committed to providing clients with creative solutions for sustainability, including improvements to infrastructure, the environment, and natural resources. Founded in 1925, Volkert is celebrating a century of serving our employees, clients, partners, and communities.
Key Benefits:
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Medical, Dental, & Vision
- 401(k) retirement savings plan + employer matching
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays
- Employer-Paid Life/AD&D insurance
- Employer-Paid short-term disability and long-term disability
- Wellness incentives
- Student Debt Retirement Match
- Additional voluntary benefits
The words from our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Hand, PE, capture best how you can make an impact while working for Volkert.
“For a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves our infrastructure and quality of life throughout our communities. We are proud of our one-hundred-year legacy and humbled by the opportunities ahead of us as we look forward to our next century of service. With our commitment to employee ownership and sustainable growth, you can build a career here that really makes a difference.” – Thomas A. Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
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How this job compares
Set against the 15,008 open Project Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Arkansas median$91–166K/yr123 salary ranges
- US median$28–35/hr682 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 162 open Project Management jobs in Arkansas and 15,008 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Project Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 12,088 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 5,727 of the 15,008 open Project Management jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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